Chapter 0413: Those who are near Zhu are red and those who are near ink are black
From Kou Ji's words, Chen Lin naturally deduced that the people sent by the Queen Mother Liu E to monitor the equipment were to assassinate the Eighth Prince Zhao Yuanyan.
But he couldn't believe it, let alone tell it.
It always feels a bit shocking.
Kou Ji glanced at Chen Lin with a smile, "Don't you think it's a little crazy for the Queen Mother to send someone to assassinate Zhao Zongzheng?"
Chen Lin nodded stiffly.
The Zhao family has a great clan, and in terms of status, it is not comparable to that of the official family, the Queen Mother, but in terms of authority, she exercises the authority of the clan leader.
All the relatives of the emperor and the country are under the charge of the Zhao family.
And the royal relatives were the most noble group of people in the Song Dynasty.
In other words, in some aspects of authority, the Zhao family is equally divided with the official family.
Can such a character actually be assassinated?
If such a figure were really assassinated to death, the public opinion created in both the government and the public would be equivalent to that of an assassination of a prime minister.
It's hard to calm down.
Chen Lin felt that Liu E was probably crazy.
When Kou Ji saw Chen Lin nodding, he continued: "You know very well what kind of person the Queen Mother is. It is impossible for the Queen Mother to do something like asking for trouble. So the Queen Mother's move illustrates a problem."
"What's the problem?"
Chen Lin asked with a somewhat urgent tone.
Kou Ji stared at Chen Lin and said seriously: "The Queen Mother already has close evidence that the Eighth Prince Zhao Yuanyan has usurped the throne. Only in this way can she boldly send people to assassinate the Eighth Prince Zhao Yuanyan without worrying about getting into trouble.
trouble."
Chen Lin's pupils shrank.
Even though he had already received the news that the Eighth Prince Zhao Yuanyan was restless from other channels, it was hard to calm down when he heard Kou Ji's words.
The Queen Mother Liu E dared to send people to assassinate the Eighth Prince Zhao Yuanyan, which means that the manpower recruited by the Eighth Prince Zhao Yuanyan can already pose a threat to the status of Zhao Zhen and Liu E.
As Zhao Zhen's most loyal servant, how could he feel calm?
But if you are not at peace in your heart, you are not at peace in your heart.
After hearing what Kou Ji said, he analyzed it carefully, and then said solemnly: "Since the Queen Mother has the evidence that the Eighth Prince Zhao Yuanyan usurped the throne, why didn't she expose the matter openly and openly, and instead sent someone to assassinate her?
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Kou Ji said in admiration: "When you hear someone threatening the official's status, you can quickly calm down and find out the key to the problem. It's really extraordinary."
Chen Lin glared at Kou Ji with a sullen face, "Our family doesn't need your favor. Tell our family the truth quickly."
Kou Ji nodded and said: "According to my speculation, the reason why the Queen Mother knew that the Eighth Prince Zhao Yuanyan wanted to usurp the throne, not only did she not expose the matter, but she actually added fuel to the flames.
The Queen Mother sent people to the Eighth Prince's Mansion to assassinate the Eighth Prince Zhao Yuanyan, which should be a secret move to prevent changes."
A day and a night have passed since Kou Ji received Chen Lin's reminder, and the equipment supervisor Liu E sent to the Eighth Prince's Mansion showed no movement at all.
That means that when Liu E sent the men of the Equipment Supervisor to assassinate the Eighth Prince Zhao Yuanyan, they did not assassinate him immediately, but lurked in the Eighth Prince Zhao Yuanyan's house and waited for the opportunity.
Kou Ji probably has some guesses as to when exactly.
It should be time to wait for the Eighth Prince Zhao Yuanyan to start trouble.
Or it could be said that it was a critical point in time after the Eighth Prince Zhao Yuanyan's uprising.
I have to admit that Liu E made a wonderful move.
At the critical moment, it will definitely make the Eighth Prince Zhao Yuanyan extremely happy.
But as the Queen Mother, Liu E actually connived at the Eighth Prince Zhao Yuanyan to usurp the throne, which shows that she must have a plan behind her back.
Chen Lin stared at Kou Ji in disbelief, "You mean... the Queen Mother is conniving with the Eighth Prince Zhao Yuanyan to usurp the throne?"
Kou Ji nodded.
Chen Lin took a breath of cold air and said with a slightly trembling voice: "She is seeking death... just in case... just in case the Eighth Prince Zhao Yuanyan discovers her secret plan and follows the trend.
Then the official family will be in danger.
How dare she?
How dare you put officials and families in danger?"
Kou Ji said in a deep voice: "The fact that she dares to bet on the official family shows that her intentions are very big."
Chen Lin suddenly stepped forward, grabbed Kou Ji's arm, and growled: "You must stop this! You must stop this!"
Kou Ji raised his eyebrows and said, "It blocked the Queen Mother's way..."
Before Kou Ji finished speaking, Chen Lin shouted anxiously: "No matter what the Queen Mother has planned, our family must not let the official family fall into danger."
When Kou Ji saw Chen Lin taking the bait, he smiled inwardly and said with a helpless look on his face: "The problem is, I don't know the Queen Mother's specific plan now. How can I stop this?"
Chen Lin grabbed Kou Ji's arm harder and said, "We have already said that we don't care about the Queen Mother's plans. We only care about the safety of the official family."
Kou Ji still looked helpless and said: "But the Queen Mother has already made a move and has participated in it. If I don't know the Queen Mother's plan, how can I find out what's going on?
It is not difficult to move Zhao Yuanyan away blindly.
But what if the Queen Mother stands up because of this?"
"Queen Mother? Stand up?!"
Chen Lin was stunned for a moment and glared at Kou Ji, "The Queen Mother wants to return to the court, then let her return to the court. Our family only cares about the safety of the official family. As long as the official family is safe, the rest of our family
in spite of."
This time.
It was Kou Ji's turn to be stunned.
Kou Ji stared at Chen Lin for a long time and sighed: "I shouldn't have discussed this matter with you. You are the best servant and the best eunuch around the official family."
Kou Ji realized that he had found the wrong person when he found Chen Lin.
Chen Lin is willing to do anything for the official Zhao Zhen.
So he only cares about the safety of official Zhao Zhen.
Therefore, as long as he could ensure the safety of official Zhao Zhen, he didn't care whether Liu E would come to court or how much harm Liu E would do after returning to court.
Kou Ji didn't intend to continue chatting with Chen Lin, so he said decisively: "I will naturally protect the official family Zhou Quan. You can go to the Privy Council later and get a transfer order.
I will secretly dispatch the Tiger Character Army to Beijing to prepare for emergencies."
No matter what kind of situation he will face in the future, as long as the Tiger Character Army is in hand, Kou Ji can advance and retreat in an orderly manner.
Chen Lin agreed to the matter without any hesitation.
It is difficult to obtain a transfer order from the Privy Council, but Chen Lin can't help it.
Forging orders and mobilizing troops without permission is a serious crime.
But for the safety of official Zhao Zhen, Chen Lin didn't care at all.
Seeing that Chen Lin agreed to help mobilize troops, Kou Ji continued: "Besides, you have to do one more thing for me..."
Chen Lin blurted out, "Say!"
Kou Ji said in a deep voice: "Help me pay close attention to the movements in the Queen Mother's palace and see who the Queen Mother has been interacting with in recent days."
"Can!"
It is difficult for Kou Ji to monitor and investigate the people in the palace, but Chen Lin can.
Moreover, Chen Lin has a eunuch, Gong E, who specializes in snooping around in the palace and keeping an eye on people.
Kou Ji nodded with satisfaction.
Having achieved his goal, he did not intend to continue talking to Chen Lin in depth, and immediately wanted to find an excuse to leave.
But I didn't expect it.
As he walked towards the palace gate, Chen Lin suddenly said, "If you want to know what's going on in the Queen Mother's Palace, there's no need to go to such trouble. You can go find someone and he will tell you all the news in the Queen Mother's Palace.
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"who?"
"Guo Yi!"
Kou Ji turned around and asked with a puzzled look on his face: "Who is Guo Yi?"
Chen Lin said with a gloomy face: "Guo Huai's godson is an equally damned little eunuch."
When Kou Ji heard this, he was thoughtful.
Chen Lin said in a deep voice: "It is said that those who are close to Zhu are red and those who are close to Mo are black. Guo Huai is greedy, and his godson is also greedy. However, whenever there are any rewards or opportunities for greed, Guo Huai will personally go to battle. Very soon
Give his godson less chance.
So few people know that Guo Yi is greedy.
It is precisely because Guo Huai rarely gives Guo Yi a chance that he forces Guo Yi to accept any money and betray any information.
As long as you can give Guo Yi enough money, Guo Yi will dare to tell you anything."
Kou Ji bowed his hand to Chen Lin, "Thank you..."
Chen Lin stared at Kou Ji gloomily and said: "Our family is not telling you this news so that you can thank us. Our family wants to use this news to exchange you for someone else."
"No change!"
Kou Ji waved his hand decisively, opened the door of Zichen Palace, and walked out.
Chen Lin said angrily: "We haven't said anything yet!"
Kou Ji turned a deaf ear and walked quickly outside the palace after leaving the Zichen Palace.
Kou Ji knew who Chen Lin was going to replace with Kou Ji.
Knowing that Zhao Zhen might be in danger, there was only one person Chen Lin wanted to take away from Kou Ji.
Dumb tiger!
Only by having an expert guard like Du Hu beside Zhao Zhen can Chen Lin feel more secure.
But Kou Ji couldn't send the mute tiger himself, so how could he leave the mute tiger to Chen Lin?
In the past more than a year, Kou Ji has not encountered any life-threatening situations, and the mute tiger has not appeared in the past more than a year.
No matter how Kou Ji summoned him, Mute Hu just refused to appear in front of him.
If Kou Zhong hadn't sent some food to a specific place every day for the mute tiger to eat, Kou Ji would have thought that the food might have disappeared.
Kou Ji left the palace.
Returned to the house.
I want to send Kou Zhong to Liu Mansion to send a message and ask Liu Heng to come over.
But considering that it was getting late, I gave up the idea.
Until the morning of the next day.
Kou Jicai sent Kou Zhong to Liu Mansion to deliver the message.
Liu Heng knew that Kou Ji was planning big things recently, so after receiving the message from Kou Ji, he quickly rushed to Kou's house.
As soon as he entered the backyard of the Kou Mansion, he said impatiently: "Fourth brother, you called me over in a hurry. Could it be that you heard some news from the palace?"
After Kou Ji asked Liu Heng to sit down, he said: "I have asked someone to check the news in the palace. But I'm afraid we have to wait a few days. I heard you say before that you know some eunuchs in the palace, and you can learn from them.
Did you get some news from there?"
Liu Heng nodded and said: "There are so many eunuchs..."
After a pause, Liu Heng looked at Kou Ji unexpectedly and said, "Fourth brother, you didn't find anything in the palace, so you can only use these little eunuchs to find out the news?"
Kou Ji glared at Liu Heng, "Don't make blind guesses... It will take a few days for the news from the palace, but I am afraid that time waits for no one, so I decided to take a two-pronged approach. I got news from elsewhere that there is a person in the palace who can
Help us get the information we want, so I plan to ask you to send someone there."
"Who?"
"Guo Yi!"
Liu Heng looked at Kou Ji in astonishment and said in a deep voice: "Guo Yi is a person close to my aunt. Do you still want to check the news about my aunt?"
Kou Ji stared at Liu Heng seriously and said, "If you feel embarrassed, I can ask Cao Yi to do this..."
Liu Heng shook his head and said in a deep voice: "Since fourth brother asked me to check for news about my aunt, he trusts me. I will not let down fourth brother's trust in me.
But, fourth brother, can you tell me why you want to check on my aunt?"
Kou Ji had only asked Liu Heng to investigate the person before, but he did not tell Liu Heng the cause and effect.
Now when Liu Heng asked, Kou Ji didn't hide anything and immediately told everything about his guess.
After hearing Kou Ji's guess, Liu Heng looked shocked, "My aunt would actually indulge the Eighth Prince Zhao Yuanyan to usurp the throne?!"
Kou Ji nodded and said: "She asked people to give up the post of Shaofu's prison and make him a prisoner, just to arouse the hostility of the civil and military officials of the Manchu Dynasty towards my grandfather. And the biggest beneficiary of this move was Zhao Yuanyan.
The civil and military officials in the court were dissatisfied with my grandfather's actions, but there was nothing they could do about my grandfather.
Therefore, some people secretly took refuge in Zhao Yuanyan, allowing Zhao Yuanyan's wings to quickly become fuller.
This prompted Zhao Yuanyan to accelerate his efforts to usurp the throne."
Liu Heng exclaimed in shock: "If you don't do it right, things will change... How dare my aunt..."
Kou Ji said quietly: "Your aunt should feel that she can control the situation."
Liu Heng asked: "What if the control is not good? Wen Buqi thought he could control Jiao Siluo, but what about now? Jiao Siluo is still the Zanpu of Qingtang and the co-leader of Tubo, but Wen Buqi's
The skull has become the wine glass in the hand of the horned servant."
Kou Ji nodded, "I was also worried about an accident, so I wanted to find out what your aunt wanted to do."
Liu Heng stood up and said with a heavy face to Kou Ji: "Fourth brother, don't worry, I will investigate this matter as soon as possible and I will not let any accident happen."
Liu Heng took a trip to Qingtang and got used to seeing the changes in the positions of tribal chiefs in Qingtang, and learned a lot of principles of governance.
The current status of the Liu family is entirely due to Liu E.
But Liu E's current status was entirely due to the late emperor Zhao Heng and the official Zhao Zhen.
If Liu E dies suddenly, the Liu family can still continue to be wealthy by relying on the status of Queen Mother Liu E's family.
But if the official Zhao Zhen's position is shaken.
Not only would Liu E be in trouble, but the Liu family would also be in trouble.
Therefore, it was impossible for Liu Heng to watch Zhao Zhen's position be shaken, let alone watch the Liu family be destroyed.
After Liu Heng left the Kou Mansion, he immediately recruited his own men and secretly contacted Guo Huai's godson Guo Yi.
Kou Ji was at home, waiting quietly for Chen Lin and Liu Heng to bring him the latest news.
Just as Chen Lin said.
Guo Huai's godson Guo Yi is far more greedy than Guo Huai.
After learning that someone was looking for him outside the palace, he knew that someone wanted to give him money to spend.
After he got the news, he left the palace without any hesitation.